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The New Workshop!
Well I am finally in my new workshop, I have
tons of work to do yet, I have a water seepage problem, and have yet to lay down
a floor or build a workbench, but I'm in the new shop, I have already done some
mods, and have to do some more.
I've hung two light temporarily, as I have not
electricity in the shop, I'm fighting with the local power utility who only want
to give me 30 Amps ands 100 volts! How am I going to run a shop on that? They
are making me submit a formal request with all of the tools, maker, model and
specs to show I need the power! Bunch of pencil necked geeks!
Here are some pictures.
This is a view of the old 4 piece heavy concrete and steel hatches, my
back hurts even looking at them :) |
This is the entrance to my shop. There was 4 thick, heavy hatches there to
start with, but they were just too heavy. I made an aluminum hatch, it is
one piece hinged in the middle, well about 2/5 stays put and 3/5 opens. |
The new hatch is much easier to open, it would not stand a car parked on
it, but around this hatch, a 12' x 12' area, will soon be enclosed with
walls to make a garage for my motor bikes. The cord going down is the
source of power in the shop at the moment. |
The stairs are almost a ladder I guess, steep, but after a time or two up
and down it is OK. I made them out of 2 x 6's, I cut dados for the treads
to fit into, turned out good and solid, just the way stairs should be. |
Here is a view from the shop. Yes they are steep stairs, but so much nicer
than the ladder they replace. |
The view of the shop from the South West corner. |
View of the shop from the South East corner. At my feet is the drain area. |
View from the North East corner. |
From the North West corner, and you can see my escape hatch in the back
wall. Beyond that is a storeroom, that will be used to store wine. When I
asked for it the construction company asked "Why?" I replied
"Ever hear of a thing called fire?" |
The new/used Hitachi 8" CMS. It is in good shape, I used it to make
the stairs, what fun! I bought it at a recycle shop for about $150 US. It
came with a 6 month warranty. May not be cheap in the USA, but for Japan
it is a good deal. |
in each corner of the shop I have these ready-made tool platforms. They
are the very tips of the four long concrete pillars that go down 9 floors
into the ground, helps when the earthquakes come. Three are this big,
about a foot and a half by three feet. |
This platform in the North West corner is the larges at about 3 feet
square, I think the back corner would be a good spot for a compressor to
stand, then I can use the front area of the platform.
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Well thanks for stopping by, I'll get more
up here as I get more done. Cheers!
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